Ford and UAW bargain over guaranteed annual wage to avert strike
Ford and the United Auto Workers pressed last minute talks in Detroit as a looming strike threatened 140,000 workers at Ford. Reports cited possible concessions like jobless payments and a stock option plan while a 24 hour moratorium limited official comment. A mass meeting at Rouge plant Local 600 signaled possible second shift delays as negotiations extended toward deadline.
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Detroit
Ford Co
John S. Bugas
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers
Bugas
Solid Auto Indust
UAW
Wall P. Reuther
Detroit Times
Rouge
Extension Employees Earn USDA Superior Service Awards
Five North Carolina State College Extension Service staff received U S Department of Agriculture Superior Service Awards. Honorees include Buncombe home agent Mamie Sue Evans Edgecombe home agent Eugenis Van Landingham Negro home agent Danielle Lowe poultry extension head C F Parrish and 4 H Club leader L R Harrill.
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L. R. Harrill
Evans
Smithfield
Asheville
Mississippi
Buncombe County
van Landingham
Edgecombe
National Home Agents Assn
Lowe
A&t College
Greensboro
Parrish
Florida
North Carolina State College
Harrill
North Carolina
Cleveland County
State Colege
Practical Reality Atomic Heat Cooling For Home Absecon NJ
A year round home heating and cooling system powered by a small nuclear reactor, proposed as feasible within a few years, could heat and cool a house for six years per fuel charge. The A-boiler pairs a baby reactor with a boiler, enabling in-home use and potential cost savings.
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Absecon
N. J
Robert E. Ferry
Institute of Boiler & Radiator Manufacturers
Ferry
Institute
Post Office decentralizing step taken
Postmaster General Summerfield announced five new regional directors as part of a decentralization move. The plan aims to shift responsibilities from Washington to field offices and reduce vulnerability to atomic attack. Atlanta director Hartley B. Dean will oversee operations in North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Summerfield
Atlanta
Hartley B. Dean
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Puerto Rico
The
Virgin Islands
Dean
Heavy Snow Shuts Idaho Falls Drive-In Screen
Heavy snow blanketed Idaho Falls as viewers watched a showing of White Christmas at a local drive-in yesterday. Snow limited visibility and prompted the audience to endure the winter conditions during the film.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Murderer Corn Captured in Los Angeles after prison escape
Nathan T. Corn, serving life for Rock Hill murder, was seized in Los Angeles by the FBI after a daylight breakout from the State Penitentiary with five companions. He had hidden under an alias, Robert McNeil, and faces arraignment before a U.S. commissioner before return to the state.
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Columbia
Nathan T. Corn
Rock Hill E
Corn
Robert McNeil
U.S
Collinsville
Beam
Catawba
Rock Hill
W. J. Corn
Es State Supreme Court
Six Killed In Rebel Attacks Across Casablanca Region
In Casablanc a and the Aures Mountains in southeast Algeria rebels killed six people including a Moroccan city official. Ten were wounded and three kidnapped as French troops engaged gun battles with rebel outlaws. Bomb and revolver attacks also set three foreign cars on fire, two owned by unidentified American officers.
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Paris
Walkout Enters Its Fourth Day Amid Rail Strike Crisis
Britain nears 48 hour unemployment threat as the nationwide rail strike enters its fourth day. Prime Minister Eden's government uses state of emergency powers to mobilize trucks and drivers for essential services while dock workers strike and exports slow.
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London
Britain
Eden
Eden Calls Cabinet Meeting After Election Strikes
Prime Minister Eden set a Cabinet meeting for tomorrow to address the crippling railway strike. The city wakes to a tiring day as free lift stickers appear on private cars, including a two seater bicycle taxi in a southern suburb.
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London
Eden
Cyril Aylott
Nationality of a Baby Born on U.N. Territory in New York
United Nations officials say a child born on U.N. premises in New York would be an American citizen the same as a baby born anywhere in the United States. U.N. rules follow U.S. laws except where specifically restricted by the headquarters agreement with the United States.
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U.N. Territory
New York
United Nations
N. Y
U. N
U. N. Rose Gardens
East River
U. S
New York City
United States
Congress
Back Door Opens for Segregation Debate in Schools
The Supreme Court ruled public school segregation must end soon but allowed a back door by deferring to lower courts and urging local conditions be considered. Georgia leaders vow no mixing of white and Negro students, warning of long litigation. NAACP officials in Alabama and Virginia react, noting a cautious transition period ahead.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Georgia
Ruby Hurley
Birmingham
Ala
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Albert Boutwell
Alabama
Supreme Court
Virginia
NAACP
South
Billy Graham Wins Ovation At Scottish Assembly
In Edinburgh the evangelist Billy Graham received a foot stomping ovation at the Presbyterian General Assembly. He spoke of Jesus Christ and the need for prayer unity and Gospel teaching. Dr. Thomson of Tell Scotland praised him as God’s messenger.
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George Burnham
London
Billy Graham
Great Britain
France
Billy
Southern Baptist Convention
Edinburgh
Scotland
Presbyterian General Assembly
Duke of Hamilton
Holyrood Palace
U. S
Jesus Christ
North Carolina
Assembly
D P. Thomson
Tell Scotland Movement
Graham
Penalties Paid by Potatoes Traders on NYMEX Exchange
Traders on the New York Mercantile Exchange paid penalties after defaulting on more than 27 million pounds of May delivery potatoes. The final May price was 4.20 per hundred pounds, with penalties raising contract value to 2187.50. Officials probe possible market manipulation and rule violations at Harlem Yards.
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New York
New York Mercantile Exchange
Exchange
R. R. Kauffman
Commodity Exchange Authority
Harlem Yards
New York City
Impi
Airmen Nearing Hawaii After Release From China
Four U.S. pilots freed from Chinese captivity head toward Hawaii for a rendezvous with relatives. Capt. Harold Fischer Jr., Lt. Lyle Cameron, Lt. Col. Edwin Heller, and Lt. Roland Parks, shot down in the Korean War, were released near Hong Kong after more than two years. arrival in Hawaii expected this afternoon with a news conference planned tonight.
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Honolulu
U.S
Hawaii
Hong Kong
China
Harold Fischer Jr
Swea City
Iowa
Lyle Cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Edwin Heller
Wynnewood
Roland W. Parks
Omaha
Air Force
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Guam
Andersen Air Force Base
Wake
Hickam
Manchuria
Peiping
North Korea
Gas Tax Increase Goes Into Effect in Michigan
Lansing Michigan officials report a 19 cent gasoline tax rise taking effect to fund a 35 million dollar highway expansion program. The tax now stands at 16 cents per gallon.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Court Fights Pledged Over Desegregation Plans
Washington reports sharply divided views on how public schools will desegregate after the Supreme Court ruling. Some Deep South leaders vow inaction while NAACP officials promise rapid integration by September 1956, with local officials responsible under a prompt start. Senator George of Georgia cautions that progress will be uneven, varying by state and region.
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Washington
Deep South
Supreme Court
National Assn
Sen. George
D-Ga
Resto
Oklahoma
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Delaware
Georgia
South Carolina
Voluntary Allocation Supported for Salk Polio Vaccine
Washington reports the American Drug Association told President Eisenhower it backs a voluntary allocation plan to distribute the Salk polio vaccine rapidly and equitably. Karl Bambach praised Hobby and associates for managing the vaccine matter and noted six licensed manufacturers pledge cooperation during the shortage. The AMA also supports limiting vaccine to age priority groups. The President prefers voluntary measures over regulatory legislation. Senate Labor Committee debates standby power but lacks quorum.
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Washington
Mrs. Assn
Eisenhower
Karl Bambach
Association
Hobby
American Medical Assn
Senate Labor Committee
Hill
D-Ala
Bambach
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Reginald H. Lamb
Henderson
Associated Society of the Engineers and Firemen
Atlanta, Ga
Presbyterian
Kathleen Mary Graham
Francis B. A. Randall
San Francisco
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